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US Elevates Security Relationship With Kenya At State Visit

  • May 23, 2024

The United States will designate Kenya as its first major non-NATO ally in sub-Saharan Africa, the White House said as President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed President William Ruto for a state visit. The significant strategic move signals the shifting of U.S. security cooperation to East Africa just as U.S. troops prepare to depart Niger, […]

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Ghana, Burkina Faso Sign Pact To Reaffirm Distorted Boundaries

  • May 22, 2024

Boundary Commissions in Ghana and Burkina Faso have signed a declaration towards the reaffirmation of distorted international land boundaries between them. The declaration was signed at the end of a four-day conference in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital, attended by representatives of both countries. The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Boundary Commission, Major-General Dr Emmanuel Kotia, […]

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Chad’s PM Masra Resigns After Disputed Election, Deby Confirmed Winner

  • May 22, 2024

Chad’s prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra has tendered his resignation after interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby was confirmed as a winner of the May 6 presidential election, Masra said on Wednesday. Masra, a staunch opponent of the junta, which seized power in April 2021, was appointed prime minister of the transitional government in January, four months ahead […]